TRAINING AND CPD
Featured training & CPD
BDSIP Inclusion Conference 2025: Leading the Way: Building Inclusive Cultures for Tomorrow’s Schools
Event date - November 20, 2025
Event time - 10:00 am
Join us for our annual Inclusion Conference: "Leading the Way: Building Inclusive Cultures for Tomorrow's Schools", where we aim to ... Read more
Governors’ Conference: Governing Tomorrow’s Schools
Event date - October 4, 2025
Event time - 9:00 am
A forward-thinking Governor Conference themed Tomorrow’s Schools, where we’ll explore the evolving landscape of education. This year’s ... Read more
Reading Conference: Reading Opens Doors: Unlocking Potential Through Literacy
Event date - October 17, 2025
Event time - 9:00 am
This one-day professional learning conference designed to equip educators with the knowledge, strategies, and inspiration to enhance ... Read more
All upcoming training & CPD
Live online events
September 2025
Wed 24 Sep 2025 - Wed 26 Nov 2025
04:00 PM BST - 05:30 PM GMT (10 weeks)
Training for new middle leaders on RE in how to fulfil your role.
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10:00 AM BST - 12:00 PM BST (2 hours)
A session to look at how to create your inclusion action plan, linked to your SDP, data and IDSR
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Wed 1 Oct 2025
01:30 PM BST - 03:30 PM BST (2 hours)
Free for schools subscribed to our CPD package. Network meetings for Geography leads. Each meeting will contain updates (including Ofsted), content around a curriculum theme, an opportunity to discuss planning and experiences of subject leadership with colleagues.
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Wed 1 Oct 2025 - Wed 15 Apr 2026
02:00 PM BST - 04:00 PM BST (29 weeks)
A Post 16 Collaboration between schools which shares good practice, identifies areas for support and partnership working.
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Tue 7 Oct 2025
01:00 PM BST - 03:00 PM BST (2 hours)
This secondary religious education network meeting offers the opportunity to share updates, receive subject support, and share best practice.
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Tue 14 Oct 2025
09:15 AM BST - 12:00 PM BST (2 hours, 45 minutes)
This course will not only be an opportunity to network with maths subject leaders from across the borough but it will also deliver high quality CPD based on the latest research.
More InformationWed 15 Oct 2025 - Wed 25 Feb 2026
03:30 PM BST - 04:00 PM GMT (20 weeks)
This programme integrates the SEND Code of Practice, Universal Design for Learning (UDL), and principles of race and social justice. It invites personal reflection, collaborative problem solving, and direct school-based observation to empower inclusive leadership.
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Tue 21 Oct 2025
01:00 PM BST - 03:00 PM BST (2 hours)
Professional forum for subject leader development, updates and sharing good practice.
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Tue 11 Nov 2025
12:30 PM GMT - 03:00 PM GMT (2 hours, 30 minutes)
This primary religious education network meeting offers the opportunity to share updates, receive subject support, and share best practice.
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Fri 21 Nov 2025
09:30 AM GMT - 12:00 PM GMT (2 hours, 30 minutes)
The Primary Science Network will support subject leaders to develop in their role through subject-specific training, regular updates, and opportunities to share best practice.
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Fri 21 Nov 2025
01:00 PM GMT - 03:30 PM GMT (2 hours, 30 minutes)
The Primary D&T Subject Leader Network will support subject leaders to develop in their role through subject-specific training, regular updates, and opportunities to share best practice.
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Tue 3 Feb 2026
01:00 PM GMT - 03:00 PM GMT (2 hours)
This secondary religious education network meeting offers the opportunity to share updates, receive subject support, and share best practice.
More InformationFri 6 Feb 2026
01:30 PM GMT - 03:30 PM GMT (2 hours)
Free for schools subscribed to our CPD package. Network meetings for Geography leads. Each meeting will contain updates (including Ofsted), content around a curriculum theme, an opportunity to discuss planning and experiences of subject leadership with colleagues.
More InformationTue 24 Feb 2026
12:30 PM GMT - 03:00 PM GMT (2 hours, 30 minutes)
This primary religious education network meeting offers the opportunity to share updates, receive subject support, and share best practice.
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Fri 6 Mar 2026
09:15 AM GMT - 12:15 PM GMT (3 hours)
The Primary Science Network will support subject leaders to develop in their role through subject-specific training, regular updates, and opportunities to share best practice.
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01:00 PM GMT - 04:00 PM GMT (3 hours)
The Primary D&T Subject Leader Network will support subject leaders to develop in their role through subject-specific training, regular updates, and opportunities to share best practice.
More InformationWed 11 Mar 2026
09:15 AM GMT - 12:00 PM GMT (2 hours, 45 minutes)
This course will not only be an opportunity to network with maths subject leaders from across the borough but it will also deliver high quality CPD based on the latest research.
More InformationApril 2026
Fri 24 Apr 2026
01:30 PM BST - 03:30 PM BST (2 hours)
Free for schools subscribed to our CPD package. Network meetings for Geography leads. Each meeting will contain updates (including Ofsted), content around a curriculum theme, an opportunity to discuss planning and experiences of subject leadership with colleagues.
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Tue 9 Jun 2026
12:30 PM BST - 03:00 PM BST (2 hours, 30 minutes)
This primary religious education network meeting offers the opportunity to share updates, receive subject support, and share best practice.
More InformationTue 16 Jun 2026
01:00 PM BST - 03:00 PM BST (2 hours)
This secondary religious education network meeting offers the opportunity to share updates, receive subject support, and share best practice.
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The CPD team
Fauzia Hoque
Position: Counselling Service Lead
My career in counselling began in 2015 when I began working with teenagers, adults, and couples. As an associate counsellor I ... Read more
Helen Baker
Position: School Improvement Adviser
I am a School Improvement Adviser at BDSIP. With extensive experience in curriculum leadership and team development, I work alongside ... Read more
Georgina Wright
Position: Events and Marketing Coordinator
I am passionate about improving access and opportunities for children and young people across Barking and Dagenham. I believe that ... Read more
How we can help your school
Thought leadership
Adela Kay’s July Research: Harmful Sexual Behaviour, EHC Plans/SEND provision, Puberty and Learning Disabilities, and More.
Adela Kay, Assistant Headteacher at Aspire Virtual School, has conducted in-depth research on a variety of pressing issues affecting children and young people within our community. For July’s research, Adela shares a range of ... Read article
Making Friends with a Book – Research Now Published
BDSIP are proud to share the Laurel Trust/ LBBD funded research project, Making Friends with a Book, the research has now been published and is featured in the latest Laurel Trust Research Volume. This exciting project, developed ... Read article
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